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Using co-teaching models to foster student independence
Savanna Flakes EducationCo-taught lessons should look substantively different and richer for kids than what one teacher would do alone. A co-taught classroom provides more opportunities for students to receive feedback, which allows them to move rapidly toward self-monitoring, adjusting their strategies for success and independence.
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Flexible periods allow for personalized learning opportunities
Brian Stack EducationFor decades, school principals have searched for better ways to use time more effectively in the school. At the high school level, this search has manifested itself through iterations of daily period schedules, sometimes referred to as "bell schedules." Schools, on average, change their bell schedule every five to seven years as needs in their building evolve.
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What educators need to know about ‘13 Reasons Why’
Pierre LaRocco Education"13 Reasons Why" is a popular book and Netflix TV series that is stirring up a lot of emotion and conversation around suicide. However, in some instances it is seen as a glamorization of suicide. I want to take a look at the events in the book and how can we as educators can speak to the young people we work with about this book and subject.
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Despite challenges, songs add value to the high school ESL classroom
Sheilamary Koch EducationIn a recent discussion with my high school ESL students about music, I asked them to relate experiences where music was used to help teach them an academic subject in school. Nearly everyone had something to say about how important music was in their lives — as a way to concentrate, shift their mood, shut out the world, or make them dance. But when it came to education, about all they mentioned was the ABC song and rhythm to teach multiplication in a Waldorf school.
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Improving your child’s reading evaluation: A strategy for parents
Howard Margolis EducationAs a parent, you felt Warren's frustration. You heard his anxiety. You saw his last ounce of confidence vanish. Why? He struggled to read, and he "struck out" every time he tried. He felt horrible. In anguish, he screamed, "I'm stupid, stupid, stupid!"
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Educators concerned about Trump’s proposed budget cuts
Bambi Majumdar EducationNo one is surprised that President Donald Trump's budget proposal for 2018 includes significant cuts to the Department of Education. The proposed 13.6 percent cut would slice $9.2 billion from the Education Department's current $68 billion budget.
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Decreasing academic anxiety for English learners
Erick Herrmann EducationEnglish learners, like all students, face the pressure of achieving in school, and they hope to learn the content being presented in the class. Additionally, like all of the other students in the class, they want to make friends with their classmates and other students in the school.
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8 essentials of a reading evaluation
Lorna Kaufman EducationWhen children struggle with reading it’s important that we evaluate them to determine why they are having trouble, what part of the reading process is problematic for them, where they are on the continuum of reading disabilities and what can be done to help them achieve reading success.
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Netflix series sparks school debate on teen suicide
Brian Stack EducationOn the heels of what has become a controversial topic in schools from coast to coast, Netflix has renewed the popular teen drama "13 Reasons Why" for a second season. The series, based on the best-selling novel by Jay Asher, follows the story of 17-year-old teen Hannah Baker, who took her own life after creating a series of 13 tapes to document the reasons for this decision.
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Decreasing social anxiety for English learners
Erick Herrmann EducationEnglish learners, like all students, face the pressure of achieving in school, and they hope to learn the content being presented in the class. Additionally, like all of the other students in the class, they want to make friends with their classmates and other students in the school.
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